Scottish, northern Irish, and English: topographic name for someone who lived by a wood, from Old French bois ‘wood’. English: patronymic from the Middle English nickname boy ‘lad’, ‘servant’, or possibly from an Old English personal name Boia, of uncertain origin.
What does Boice mean?
The name Boice is derived from the Old French word bois, which means wood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a wooded area, such as a forest.
Is Boyce a first name?
Boyce Origin and Meaning The name Boyce is a boy’s name of Scottish origin meaning lives by the woods. CEO name.
How do you pronounce the name Boyce?
How do you pronounce boyse?
It is always pronounced Boy-Zee. The only people who say Boy-See are not from Idaho.